With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...

As cremation becomes more prominent for the deceased or their families to consider, Legacy Cremation Services has released a detailed guide aimed at enhancing public perception over just what ...

Cremation is now the most popular option for final disposition. Cremation was used in 54 percent of deaths in 2019, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. They project that to rise ...

Cremation outpaced traditional burial in the U.S. for the first time in 2015. Here, a cremation urn is shown. When Robert Boetticher, Jr., was in mortuary school in the 1980s, his teachers barely ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) does not typically cover the costs associated with cremation or funeral arrangements. In 2023, the average cost for cremation services was around $6,280, but this ...

One out of every two Americans chose cremation over burial in 2016, according to newly released industry figures, the first time the cremation rate reached 50% in the U.S. The nation’s embrace of ...

A majority of Nova Scotians who die are now being cremated rather than buried in caskets, but a CBC Nova Scotia investigation has found the costs that come along with that decision can vary widely.

From 18th century religious battles over the revival of cremation to colouring tattoo ink with ashes … Thomas Laqueur on how attitudes to human remains have changed Cremation of the dead was the norm ...